Table 1 Reconstructed rate, cleavage rate and blastocyst rate of cloned rabbit embryos in the non-electrofusion group and the electrofusion groups at 1.6 kV/cm and at 3.2 kV/cm.

From: Melatonin Protects Rabbit Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) Embryos from Electrofusion Damage

Group

No. oocytes

Reconstructed rate (%)

Cleavage rate (%)

Blastocyst rate (%)

Non-electrofusion

206

183 (88.8)a

40 (21.8)a

6 (15.0)a

Electrofusion (1.6 kV/cm)

208

176 (84.6) a

140 (79.5)b

46 (32.8)b

Electrofusion (3.2 kV/cm)

215

180 (82.6) a

146 (81.1)b

44 (30.1)b

  1. Different superscripts within same column indicate significant difference (P < 0.05).